Welcome to West Ravenwood ...

West Ravenwood is located in Cook County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Ravenwood: W. Ravenwood

West Ravenwood is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Ravenwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near West Ravenwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Ravenwood.

• Chicago
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <3>
• Cicero
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <3>
• Arlington Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <3>
• Evanston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <3>
• Skokie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
• Des Plaines
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <3>
• Oak Lawn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
• Berwyn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Mount Prospect
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <3>
• Oak Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Ravenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Ravenwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Ravenwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Ravenwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Ravenwood. See our Newspapers Page for West Ravenwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Ravenwood ...

Looking for more information about West Ravenwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Ravenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Ravenwood.